St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

for.I find the American ladies most
tasteful and chic about their hats and
garments"
This conversation was held in regard
to bonnet all OF yellow and green and
white; VI DIRK of art trnly, but scarcely
such a Work as any woman of taste
would desire to place on her head. 1t
is too true that the sO-called Paris fash
ions imported to us here are only too
often the exaggerated fancy of the Pa
risian mOdiSte as to what will best sell
sin the wild America" This fault, how
ever, is being slowly remedied; but still
every woman should depend on her own
taste in selecting any article. and not
burden herself with an unbecOming
article because it is marked ssParis"
and said to be the --latest thing there"
INDIVIDUAL DRESSES AND PERFUMES.
The fashion just now among New
York girls is to have all extremely odd
and picturesque house dress. You call
on Miss Gladys Won Blocker at 10 in
the morning, OF perhaps at in the
afternoon, and you find her in the same
gown with the same faint perfume
about her and the same kind of flowers,
only fresh ones, on her tea table or
stuck in the bodice of her gown. 1t is
her freak to be individual. And even
should you be saying your prayers in
church, and some one should sweep I'D
the aisle, if far scent of wild hyacinth
came stealing to your nostrils, YOU
would instantly know it was Gladys.
One girl always uses white rose per-
fume, another sweet almond and another
violet, and so Oh 10 the end of the list of
sweet perfumes. Should another girl
appropriate ''her perfume she is up in
arms at once, and takes. particular
| pains to let every one know of the
theft.
I But to the picturesque gowns. The
present rage for puffS and frills, band S
and full skirts, SaSheS and girdleS gives
an excellent scope for the picturesque
family. First, the color or colors must
be chosen to exactly harmonic with the
complexion and eyes of the fair wearer.
The new shades of violet-purple, prim-
rose-yellow, lizard-green, mahogany red,
mOuse-gray and gentian-blue are es-
pecially becoming to youth and beauty.
nuns cloth, is used for the gown, and
this is combined with velvet plush,
MORE or other goods.
Sometimes a flower is simulated, and
with exquisite effect. For instance, a
lovely blue-eyed girl on Madison avenue
personates violet. Her gown is of
deep violet purple cashmere, made with
full skirt, plated at the waist, the
edge being bordered with four inches of
a little paler violet MORE, with
just a suggestion of green peep
ing out from the hem. The
bodice is of violet velvet, the front
pieces lacing over vest of yellow
satin, the pulled sleeves showing
glimpses of yellow at the shoulders.
elbow and wrist, and finished with a
cuff of violet velvet. A girdle of leaf
green satin brocade, ending in long
green silken tassels, completes the dress.
A cluster of Parma viOlets, tiny violet
slippers and kerchief embroidered i'm
three little violets is always worn with
this gown.
A daffodil gown is almost as pretty
| and is made somewhat similar, with a
skirt of white wool, an Overdress in
wide scOllOps of yellow satin and bod
ice of yellow and white, with little
epaulettes of green, and snow-bird
dress is perhaps more becoming than
eituer. This is a princess dress, with
pulled sleeves and full skirt made out of
eider-down cloth, bOrdered with swans
down, and with three little white birds
nesting on one shoulder, and on the
long white MORE sash which floats down
| the back in double bow.
THE RAGE FOR JET.
Jet beads in white and steel color and
red, especially black, are even more